17th Session of the Council of Europe Conference of

Ministers responsible for Spatial Planning

(CEMAT)

“The future of CEMAT”

Ministry of Regional Development, Public Administration and European Funds

Bucharest

3 – 4 November 2017

Palace of the Parliament

MAIN POINTS

Presentation structure

The history of CEMAT

- Past CEMAT sessions

- Contributions of CEMAT to the field of spatial planning

The future of CEMAT

- Perspectives on the possible areas of interest, institutions to support the

organization of CEMAT, based on the questionnaire answers

The history of CEMAT

Past CEMAT sessions

- CEMAT it is the only framework for pan-

European co-operation on spatial

development policies within which

members and non-members of the

European Union can gather on an equal

footing at the level of Greater Europe.

- The Council of Europe’s activities relating

to spatial planning began in 1970 in Bonn

with the 1st session of the CEMAT.

The history of CEMAT

Past CEMAT sessions

Bonn Territorial planning - a fundamental political objective

1970

La Grande Motte The objectives of a European spatial planning policy

1973

BariUrbanization and spatial planning

1976

VienaDecision on the elaboration of the land-use planning charter

1978

LondraBalance and perspectives in the European territory planning

1980

Torremolinosadopting the Territorial Planning Charter – first framework document

1983

LausanneResolution on the rational use of soil

1988

NantesThe principles of integration after 1990 are established

1989

TorinoThe achievement of the Europe 2000 document is set

1990

The Europa 2000report ispublished

1994

Drafting and adoption of theVision Planet document onthe spatial integration ofCentral and EasternEuropean, Danubian andAdriatic

1997-1999

The European Spatial Perspective is adopted

1999

HanovraAdopting the 10 principles of sustainable European space development

2000

The history of CEMAT

Past CEMAT sessions

The history of CEMAT

Past CEMAT sessions

LjubljanaTerritory and landscape

2003

LisbonNetworks for sustainable spatial development of the European Continent –bridges over the Europe

2006

MoscowFuture challenges: sustainable territorial development of the European continent in a changing world

2010

NafplionTerritorial democracy

2014

Bucharest –Functional areas - capitalization of local potential within the territorial development policies in Europe

2017

2020

The history of CEMAT

Contributions of CEMAT to the field of spatial planning

- Guiding Principles for spatial planning have garnered

strong commitment and support at national level and have

permeated the national spatial planning culture.

- The Glossary of terms contributes to promoting a

common understanding of key concepts and terminology in

spatial planning in the European context. It is particularly

valuable in creating a common European reference for

spatial problems.

The future of CEMAT

Perspectives on the possible areas of interest, institutions to support the

organization of CEMAT, based on the questionnaire answers

- Within the study on Functional Areas, the last section of the questionnaire centered

on the future of CEMAT.

- The main themes covered by the survey are:

• the benefits that CEMAT has brought to

the field of spatial planning in each CoE Member States

• the future format of CEMAT

• the Presidency of CEMAT and

the XVIIIth CEMAT reunion

• Possible institutional structure of CEMAT

• Further directions

The future of CEMAT

The benefits that CEMAT has brought to the field of spatial planning in each

CoE Member States :

• Promoting joint ideas, joint concepts, critical debates, exchange of experience and

sharing good practices

• Framework for national, regional and local policy-making

• Promoting spatial planning activities

• Improving a better common understanding of key concepts and terminology in

spatial planning

• Networking

• A source of inspiration for other organizations, academia, practitioners and local

authorities

• A source of inspiration in the development of a framework to enable the

participation of regions, municipalities and citizens in spatial planning

The future of CEMAT

The future format of CEMAT:

- Most countries that filled the questionnaire also expressed their support for

organizing CEMAT in the future, based on two main arguments:

• CEMAT is the only pan-European platform of territorial development and

spatial planning

• CEMAT is a framework for the evaluation of national and transnational

strategies for sustainable spatial and socio-economic development in Europe.

- Proposals to change the format include:

• finding a particular purpose and a tighter connection to other global or EU

processes

• organizing operational meetings

• avoiding overlapping with the activities of some other organizations

The future of CEMAT

The Presidency of CEMAT and the XVIIIth CEMAT reunion:

- At the moment, no CoE Member State expressed a firm intention to take over the

Presidency of CEMAT and the XVIIIth CEMAT reunion

The future of CEMAT

Possible institutional structure of CEMAT:

• The Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)

• The European Committee on Democracy and Governance (CDDG)

• Secretariat functions in Council of Europe

• Closer contact with Network of Territorial Cohesion Contact Points (NTCCP)

• Intensifying cooperation between experts under the coordination of the Council of

Europe

The future of CEMAT

Further directions:

- Main objectives:

• Achieving better links between EU policies and national spatial planning

systems

• Building a common knowledge and understanding of the major trends of the

global changes affecting the territory

• Strengthening cooperation

• Spreading good practice instead of focusing on written declarations

- Specific themes (examples)

• Spatial planning and climate change

• Governance of functional areas

• Migration and demographic changes

• Limit the growth of settlements’ area

• Quality of urban living space

• How can closer co-operation with other organizations active in field can be

achieved?

• What is the proper way to provide technical and financial support for the

organization of future CEMAT sessions?

• Is it necessary to have a technical secretariat? And how can it be supported

on a financial, technical and administrative level?

• Will there be a next CEMAT session?

Instead of conclusions,

further questions on the future of CEMAT

Thank you for your attention

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“The future of CEMAT”